According to Wikipedia, “Self-Made Man” is a classic phrase coined by Henry Clay of the United States in 1842, to describe individuals whose (so-called or capitalist oriented) success or achievements lay within the individuals themselves, not with outside conditions. Henry Clay also used the term “American System” or the policy…

During a survey conducted in Oct. 19, 2020 by Michelin North America (a company that claims to be the leading mobility company working with tires, around tires and beyond tires to enable Motion for Life) it was found that the majority of Americans don’t trust other drivers and say they…

Breaking away from earth’s gravity and flying like birds and soaring high in the sky has always been a human desire and dream as well as struggle to conquer the atmosphere to survive and keep the spirits high. This is a deep-seated and ancient desire that now even seems to…

Some thoughts on the art of self mastery Although the term “Emotional Intelligence” is often used with regard to successful (mainly peaceful and happy) life, its true definition or concept still seems ambiguous or enigmatic. However, in simple words, it can be explained as having a mature attitude or “emotional…

(This piece is dedicated to all the peace lovers in the world who believe in oneness or unity of humanity and thus are against the hatred, prejudices, discrimination, injustices, wars and genocides of all kinds) According to the laws of physics, when after the rain, sunlight strikes raindrops in the…

Seeing “generalization” in a new or different perspective. Apparently the answer seems to be in “yes” or “affirmative” if we believe a statement attributed to Mark Twain, the famous American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer of 19th century (also called “Father of American Literature”) and that is now deemed…

Heart touching tale of lady Godiva — What Rumi seems to be pointing out or revealing is that true humans, who can also be called “original” or “authentic” humans, never care about their ephemeral body/appearance or how they look from the outside. Rather they care about their inner world, a magical place of colorful feelings and abode…

Most people would see miracle as the sudden or unanticipated fulfillment of their strong urge/desire or getting what they badly or madly wanted irrespective of the truth, as Dalai Lama is believed to have said, that “sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck!” In other…

Most of us as the school going children were very much familiar with a fascinating poem or rhyme (and still as adult like it and want our children too to read or sing this poem like a song) that is also believed to be very popular poem or song among…